October 1 update. Our PDGM and ICD-10 tools now use the FY2027 code set: 190 codes added, 30 deleted, and no existing code changed clinical group.

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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

K28 Gastrojejunal ulcer

All 9 codes in the K28 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

9

Can lead a claim

9

Cannot lead a claim

0

What CMS assigns to K28

All 9 codes group to MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system (7) and MMTA - Other (2). None of the 9 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.

Every code in K28

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
K28.0Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhageCan lead a claimJNone
K28.1Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with perforationCan lead a claimJNone
K28.2Acute gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforationCMS: Acute gastrojejunal ulcer w both hemorrhage and perforationCan lead a claimANone
K28.3Acute gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforationCan lead a claimJNone
K28.4Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with hemorrhageCan lead a claimJNone
K28.5Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with perforationCan lead a claimJNone
K28.6Chronic or unspecified gastrojejunal ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforationCMS: Chronic or unsp gastrojejunal ulcer w both hemor and perfCan lead a claimANone
K28.7Chronic gastrojejunal ulcer without hemorrhage or perforationCMS: Chronic gastrojejunal ulcer w/o hemorrhage or perforationCan lead a claimJNone
K28.9Gastrojejunal ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforationCMS: Gastrojejunal ulcer, unsp as acute or chr, w/o hemor or perfCan lead a claimJNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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